Wind-motor sign



Dec. 26, 1.922. 1,440,149

. W. L HUDSON.

' Wmo MOTOR SI FILED MAY 27,

INVEN TOR.

, ATTORNFV Patented Dec. 126, i922,

with stains WILLIAM L. HUDSON, OF SILER GITY,-NOETH- CAROLINA, ASSIG'NOB T ALLEN MORRISON SIGN COMPANY; ENGORPORATED, OF LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA.

WIND-MOTOR SIGN.

Application filed May 2'7, 19531. Serial No. 472,987.

To aZZwlwm it may concern: from whichare disposed the spokes 16 hav- Be it known that I, WILLIAM L. Henson, ing at their ends the wind blades 17. a citizen of the United States, residing at Itis to be noted that the top and bottom of Siler City, in the county of Chatham and the wind wheel frame constituted by the bars 5 State of North Carolina, have invented cer- 9 and 10, extend above and below the top tain new and useful Improvements in a and bottom of the sign boarder. The wind VVind-Motor Sign. of which the following is wheel likewise extends above and below the a specification. top and bottom of the sign board 4, but I This invention relates to a wind motor do not limit myself to this arrangement in- H 10 sign andhas for its principalobjectto proasmuch as a small wheel or wheels may be 65 vide a simple. durable and efficient sign provided if found desirable.

which may be placed along the highway hav- At the other end of the sign proper there ing means combined therewith for attractis situated a bar 19 between the panels 4 mg the attention of travelers thereto. and. a similar bar 20 1s detachably engaged Another object of the invention is to pro therewith by means of bolts and nuts 21.. 70 ride a wind direction indicator having a tail A tail or vane 23 is fixed to the bar so as or vane upon which may be placed advertisto extend in alignment with the sign board ing matter, said vane being easily detached proper and this vane will point in the difrom and. attached to the sign proper. rection in whichthe wind is blowing as will 20 The invention consists in the novel parts, be evident. This vane 23 is constructed so a constructions. combinations and instrumenthat advertising matter maybe placed theretalities and improvementsherein shown and on and of course similaradvertising matdescribed. ter may also be placed upon the panelsd. In the drawing I 1 The advantage in having the vane 23 detach- 25 Figure 1 is an elevational View of the deb is hat these advertising matters may vi e, be easily placed thereon when the vane is Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof, and detached as it will be readily recognized as Figure 3 is an edge elevational view a very diflicult task to paint signs or otherthereof. wise place signs upon the vane 23 while in 30 Referring to the drawing in detail it will its attached position. be seen that 1 designates the post or other The vane 23 is made narrower than the support in the top of which is supported a sign board proper so as to provide a well rod 2 which extends in vertical alignment balanced sign and one which has an odd with the post 1. The sign board proper 3 appearance and therefore one which will 35 consists of two parallel spaced panels 4: beattract considerable attention. The oddity tween which is situated a sleeve 5 for receivof the sign is increased by extending the ing the upperend of the rod 2 and the upper wind wheel frame above and below the sign end of this sleeve is closed by means of a board as explained hereinbefore, together threaded cap 6. In alignment with the with the fact that the vane 23 is made nar- 40 sleeve 5 and at the bottom edge of the panels rower than the sign board proper. a there is situated a member 7 for receiving It will further be noted that the various the rod 2. From this construction it will be parts of this wind motor sign may be easily seen that the sign is swivelly mounted upon assembled and disassembled for shipping the rod 2. At one end of the sign proper purposes and so that various parts thereof 45 between the panels 4: there is situated a beam may be repaired or replaced when found nec- 9 and a similar beam 10 is situated so as to essary. be parallel and. spaced therefrom and these From the foregoing description, taken in two beams 9 and 10 are-connected at their connection with the accompanying draw ends by rods 10 thus forming a frame in ings, the construction and operation of the 50 which is rotatably situated a wind wheel indevice will be readily understood without dicated generally by the numeral 12. This a more extended explanation. As numerous wind wheel is suitably mounted on a stub changes in form, proportion, and in the axle 13 carried in the journals 14C. fixed to minor details of construction may be resortthe beams 9 and upon this stub axle 13 there ed to without departing from the spirit of 55 is mounted a hub structure 15 radiating this invention, 1 do not wish to be limited end of the sign and a vane attached to the bar.

2. An advertising device in combination, a support, a rod extending from the support, a sign including a pair of spaced panels, a sleeve situated, between the panels, a cap mounted on the sleeve, said rod extending into. the sleeve so. as to. revolvably mount the sign thereon, an attentlon attracting device mounted at one end of the sign, and a vane mounted at the other endof the sign.

3. An, advertising device in combination, a support, a sign revolvably mounted on the support, abeam situated at one. end of the sign, a similar beam spaced from the first beam, rods connecting the, beams at their ends, an attention attracting device mounted between the beams and a vane attached to th other end of the sign.

4;. An advertising device in combination, a support, a sign revolvahtvmounted on the support, a bar situated at one end oi the sign, a similar bar detachably mounted on the first an advertising device. sup.- 1 1 t dby e e ond ar- An, advertising device, comprising:- a

relatively wide rotatable sign board, a frame mounted at one end of the board, arotatable member mounted in the frame, and a rela tively narrow vane mounted on the other end of the sign board.

6. An advertising device comprising a sign board, a beam situated at one end thereof, a second beam spaced from the first beam, spacing elements connecting the beams to retain them in spaced relation, and a member rotatably mounted between the beams.

7 An advertising device comprising: a rotatable sign board, a Wind Wheel frame mounted at one end of the board and supported solely thereby, a rotatable member mounted in the frame, and a vane mounted on the other end of the sign.

8. An advertising device comprising a rotatable sign board, a frame mounted at one end of the board and extending above and below the board, a rotatable member mounted in the frame, and a vane mounted on the other end of the sign board.

9. An advertising device compriseng. a relatively Wide rotatable sign board, an attention. attracting device mounted at one end of the board and a relatively narrow vane mounted on the other end of the sign board. In testlmony whereof I afiix my signature in presence oi two. Witnesses.

WILLIAli/I L. HUl'lSON. Witnesses i J. BASCOM Dev,

J. B. OGDEN. 

